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UNINA9910825455603321 |
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Autore |
Simmons Richard VanNess |
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Titolo |
Chinese dialect classification : a comparative approach to Harngjou, old Jintarn, and common northern Wu / / Richard VanNess Simmons |
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Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia : , : John Benjamins Pub. Co., , 1999 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-12818-7 |
9786613128188 |
90-272-8433-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (335 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Collana |
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Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory, , 0304-0763 ; ; v. 188 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Wu dialects |
Mandarin dialects |
Comparative linguistics |
Chinese language - Phonology |
Chinese language - Morphology |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p.[182]-189) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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CHINESE DIALECT CLASSIFICATION; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Acknowledgements; Table of contents; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM OF HARNGJOU; CHAPTER 2 IDENTIFYING WU DIALECTS; CHAPTER 3 COMMON NORTHERN WU; CHAPTER 4 JINTARNTHE CITY AND ITS DIALECTS; CHAPTER 5 OLD JINTARN AND DANYANG THEIR COMMON SYSTEM AND CORRELATION WITH COMMON NORTHERN WU; CHAPTER 6 A DEMONSTRATION OF THE TAXONOMIC PROCEDURE1; CHAPTER 7 CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS; REFERENCES; APPENDIX 1 INFORMANTS; APPENDIX 2 A SYLLABARY OF OLD JINTARN; APPENDIX 3 OLD JINTARN LEXICON; INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This volume is an investigation and classification of dialects along the Wu and Jiang-Hwai Mandarin border in China's eastern Yangtze Valley. It is the first monograph-length study to critically question the traditional single criterion of initial voicing for the classification of Wu dialects and propose a comprehensive comparative framework as a more successful alternative. Arguing that dialect affiliation is best |
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